No my philosophy was to fill the cavity and hold off on root canal

Jan 23, 2017
1:30:02pm

Blue Ghost All-American

Till absolutely necessary (i.e. Pain) because the tooth will be replaced by another eventually. Wait and see is warranted.

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Blue Ghost

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Ive been following this case for a little while of a 14 month old who died under GA for a dental procedure.

SuperTank Hey Denty!

1/23/17 11:30am

Completely heartbreaking. Looks like the dentist was a BYU grad, too.

jaromp

1/23/17 11:34am

Just stumbled on a new article. I guess the dentist is suing the forensic expert

SuperTank

1/23/17 11:39am

So did the dentist have a massive lapse in judgement or was he scamming?

darkcoug

1/23/17 11:36am

Dude was scamming, that's why he is going to jail

PortlandCoug

1/23/17 11:40am

Did you read somewhere that he's going to jail? I haven't found that info yetZ

SuperTank

1/23/17 11:43am

Actually I'm just being judgmental bcs I don't trust dentists

PortlandCoug

1/23/17 11:45am

Anti dentite

TonyStark

1/23/17 11:46am

Yes, I hate the bogus upselling some do... greedy, greedy, greedy

PortlandCoug

1/23/17 11:50am

He's not going to jail. Don't make up lies about people

GeauxCougs

1/23/17 11:45am

It wasn't a lie, it was an alternate fact.

El Fuego

1/23/17 11:53am

funny, but it's actually is a person he is talking about

GeauxCougs

1/23/17 11:54am

I guess we'll find out if it was really necessary, seems extreme

PortlandCoug

1/23/17 11:57am

it is apples to oranges

GeauxCougs

1/23/17 12:00pm

Not sure. He did have an anesthesiologist there, so I'd assume the only blame he'd shoulder would be if the

SuperTank

1/23/17 11:42am

I know alot about this case. It will come out soon enough

GeauxCougs

1/23/17 11:44am

It is a quack field, man. They have to make things up to make a living.

Blue Ghost

1/23/17 12:09pm

He didn't make up the reason. It will come out with him being cleared.

GeauxCougs

1/23/17 12:13pm

Thank you for sharing the other side of this story. Usually it's the innocent

Megamind

1/23/17 1:42pm

yes sometimes GA is necessary especially for a lot of children with special

GeauxCougs

1/23/17 2:53pm

Yup. Active mind. Strong opinions. Just can't communicate with words yet.

Megamind

1/23/17 3:38pm

I'm in Texas but I'm sure those guys are good

GeauxCougs

1/23/17 4:07pm

BYU grad, ugh

1/23/17 11:51am

You should have decked him in front of his wife and kids

NottherealJWill

1/23/17 12:00pm

I wouldn't use a dentist that made me wait upfront while he worked on my child

Remigius

1/23/17 12:04pm

If they are being seen under GA it's mandatory. The anesthesiologist won't let

GeauxCougs

1/23/17 12:09pm

They upsold us on our daughter too. They come out when she's under and claim

Blue Ghost

1/23/17 12:06pm

This is actually really bad advice. The teeth will fall out, yes, but that doesn't mean they aren't enormously important

SuperTank

1/23/17 12:11pm

Bull. Based on my experience, they make stuff up to get your money.

Blue Ghost

1/23/17 12:16pm

listen just stop. you don't know what you are talking about

GeauxCougs

1/23/17 12:17pm

Pediatric Dentist?

Blue Ghost

1/23/17 12:22pm

yes, I'm sorry you had a bad experience with pediatric dentistry.

GeauxCougs

1/23/17 1:05pm

Yeah don't mind me, I'm just in a bad mood this morning.

Blue Ghost

1/23/17 1:22pm

Explain? I have 4 children who all lost teeth at varying rates

CarolinaCoug

1/23/17 12:19pm

Same here. I've had kids whose teeth were pulled early...

Blue Ghost

1/23/17 12:24pm

Everyone is different. There are multiple philosophies to treating a single

byujacob

1/23/17 12:34pm

Maybe you're right, but my ancedotal experience is overwhelming for me.

Blue Ghost

1/23/17 12:39pm

Of course every case is different and asking a dentist to explain

POLISHcoug

1/23/17 12:35pm

Space loss in the molar area is hard to regain via orthodontics.

GeauxCougs

1/23/17 12:40pm

I think you've read too much into what I was saying. Or I was a little too

Blue Ghost

1/23/17 12:21pm

Where do you live?

byujacob

1/23/17 12:34pm

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Blue Ghost

1/23/17 12:40pm

Without seeing your child or what your dentist saw, here are my thoughts:

byujacob

1/23/17 12:50pm

Sorry to paint you all with the same brush.

Blue Ghost

1/23/17 1:24pm

No my philosophy was to fill the cavity and hold off on root canal

Blue Ghost

1/23/17 1:30pm

you don't do root canals on primary teeth due to pain. Actually, generally you don't do root canals on primary teeth at

SuperTank

1/23/17 1:36pm

Is that because the root needs to erode to lose the tooth?

Blue Ghost

1/23/17 1:45pm

Honestly, it's nice to hear you say that you're ignorant about this. I wish more

byujacob

1/23/17 1:54pm

Yes. I always want to reduce pain, but the silver crown has affected my

Blue Ghost

1/23/17 2:11pm

I just have to say...this is a fascinating discussion

buffgato

1/24/17 8:08am

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GeauxCougs

1/23/17 12:15pm

He's a dentist in my city now!

TexanY

1/23/17 12:15pm

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